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Libya: Haftar proposed as top army commander, parliament president to sign decree

Renegade army general Khalifa Haftar has been proposed by the president of the Libyan House of Representative Aguila Saleh as the top army commander and the parliamentarians have supported it. Haftar has his own forces and was fighting against the Islamists in the East before forming a coalition with the Libyan army last year. Authorities […]

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Libya : Tobruk parliament endorses General Khalifa Haftar

The internationally recognized parliament in the eastern town of Tobruk has decided to join hands with the renegade former general, Khalifa Haftar, to fight against the Islamists. The move is contradictory to the parliament’s previous call for all armed groups to lay down their arms. Haftar has recently launched Operation Dignity in his fight against […]